VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The COVID-19 vaccine from Russia, in context
President Rodrigo Duterte’s wish that, by December, the Philippines will be COVID 19-free with the help of Russia’s novel coronavirus vaccine may be delayed.
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Did Putin really offer Duterte Russian Anti- COVID-19 vaccine for free?
President Duterte prides himself of being a man true to his words. Although VERA Files fact checks belie this, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and see to it that he makes good his promise made during his late-night briefing last Aug. 11 to be the first to be tested with the Russian vaccine.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo did not say motorcycle riders should sit back-to-back
She in fact disowned the quote in a post on Aug. 4.
How a volcanic eruption frames the pandemic in the Philippines
Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the Philippines, a volcano about 31 miles south of Manila erupted on a quiet Sunday afternoon in January 2020, after 47 years of fitful rest. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) immediately raised risk levels and informed the public of a moderate level of volcanic activity. When the volcano’s ash explosions became stronger, the organization warned “of imminent hazardous eruption.” The government immediately undertook forced evacuation of thousands of families from the volcano island and villages surrounding Taal lake, as it declared those ashfall-covered areas surrounding the volcano as no man’s land.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang mga maling palagay sa face mask inilantad
Apat na buwan na mula nang ipinag-utos ng gobyerno ang pagsusuot ng mga face mask sa labas ng mga tirahan para mabawasan ang paghawa ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pero ilang mga opisyal ay nagbibigay pa rin ng maling payo kung paano gamitin ang pang takip na proteksiyon.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang mga maling palagay sa face mask inilantad
Apat na buwan na mula nang ipinag-utos ng gobyerno ang pagsusuot ng mga face mask sa labas ng mga tirahan para mabawasan ang paghawa ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pero ilang mga opisyal ay nagbibigay pa rin ng maling payo kung paano gamitin ang pang takip na proteksiyon.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Face masks misconceptions debunked
It has been four months since the government mandated the wearing of face masks outside residences to lessen the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), yet some officials still give wrong advice on how to use the protective cover.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video uses UNPROVEN Panelo claim on ABS-CBN protesters having COVID-19
No evidence of how the attendees were confirmed to be positive was mentioned in the video.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gargling water with salt, vinegar DOES NOT ‘remove’ coronavirus
This has been debunked by the Department of Health. It has also been fact-checked in six continents.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, WHO did NOT say the COVID-19 virus is airborne for 8 hours
No study proving the virus could stay in the air for eight hours was mentioned by the WHO in any of its releases.
